Calories and protein in a katori of masoor dal, with and without oil
Also called red lentil dal, lal masoor.
The short answer
1 katori, about 150 g, normal oil
140 kcal
7 g protein
Fat 3.5 g · carbs 20 g · fibre 3.5 g · Vegan
Portion: a 150 ml steel katori, filled level. Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
Red lentils cook down quickly and carry a little more protein per gram than toor dal, so a katori of masoor is one of the easier protein wins on a vegetarian day.
With and without oil
The same 1 katori, changing only the tadka. Normal is about 3 g in this portion. A little halves the recipe’s fat and a lot doubles it, so in a portion of the same weight a lot comes out a little under double. These are the four levels the app asks about, with the same numbers.
| Oil | Added | Calories | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | 0 g | 110 kcal | 7 g |
| A little | 1.5 g | 120 kcal | 7 g |
| Normal | 3 g | 140 kcal | 7 g |
| A lot | 5.5 g | 160 kcal | 7 g |
What moves the number
- Masoor dalabout 100 kcal
- Oil (the tadka)about 25 kcal
- Onionabout 5 kcal
The recipe behind these numbers
Raw ingredient weights in one 1 katori, scaled from the batch recipe in the Homekcal app’s dish table, with normal oil. Water, salt and spices add almost no energy but are listed so the recipe is complete. If your version has more of something, the numbers move with it.
| Ingredient | Weight | Calories | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masoor dalUSDA: Lentils, pink or red, raw | 28 g | 100 | 6.5 g |
| WaterUSDA: Beverages, water, tap, drinking | 125 g | 0 | 0 g |
| OnionUSDA: Onions, raw | 11 g | 5 | 0 g |
| TomatoUSDA: Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average | 11 g | 0 | 0 g |
| GarlicUSDA: Garlic, raw | 1.5 g | 0 | 0 g |
| CuminUSDA: Spices, cumin seed | 0.5 g | 0 | 0 g |
| TurmericUSDA: Spices, turmeric, ground | 0.5 g | 0 | 0 g |
| Chilli powderUSDA: Spices, pepper, red or cayenne | 0.5 g | 0 | 0 g |
| SaltUSDA: Salt, table | 1 g | 0 | 0 g |
| OilUSDA: Oil, canolaThe tadka | 3 g | 25 | 0 g |
How this was worked out
This is the same dish the Homekcal app logs, from the same table. Each raw ingredient’s weight is multiplied by its per-100 g values in USDA FoodData Central, the batch is added up and divided by the cooked weight it makes. Calories are rounded to the nearest 10 and grams to the nearest gram, because a standard recipe is not your recipe. These are calculated values, not weighed or lab tested meals, and home versions vary a lot.
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2026. fdc.nal.usda.gov. Public domain (CC0).
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